put-down
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"To this day when people don't like me they introduce me as a former Bunny, as a put-down," she told the New York Times in 2016.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Trump, who has feuded with O'Donnell for decades, saw an opportunity for a put-down when the veteran comic's name came up during Wednesday's meeting.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
“Illegal” is a term that relates to a position on law and is not a put-down.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
He also appeared in the 1998 remake of the monster movie “Godzilla” as the bumbling Mayor Ebert of New York — an unsubtle nod to film critic Roger Ebert, who took the put-down in stride.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023
In the last week, Tally had learned that Shay only used her ugly nickname as a put-down.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
They even put down $9,000 in earnest money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
How, then, to explain the survival of Neal and Lynch, two longtime members of Congress who put down progressive challenges from first-time candidates last night?
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Hours before a concert in Charleston, S.C., in 2023, Henry Threadgill asked the members of his Zooid quintet to put down their instruments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
I put down my roller and wiped my hands on a rag.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Trump's spokeswoman -- who is best known for her acid put-downs of journalists -- posted a picture of herself in a nursery, cradling her baby daughter to her chest.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Plaza says that Waters is known for being provocative and loves reading tabloids but that he asked to tone down Armando’s snide put-downs of celebrities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The first Stanford was made of real students, who defy tidy put-downs of “kids these days.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Dame Maggie Smith was famous not only for her impeccable comic timing but also for the caustic put-downs used with such stinging effect by characters including Downton Abbey's Lady Grantham and Harry Potter's Professor McGonagall.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
Savanna’s really good at those kinds of put-downs, where it’s all in the eyes and the corners of the mouth.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
